I Fixed Kanto Gym Leaders in Gen 2!

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How I Fixed Kanto's Gym Leaders in Gen 2 Pokemon Crystal
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HOW TO PLAY CRYSTAL LEGACY 1.1:
1) Make sure you are playing on a 64 bit emulator, otherwise you will get a multihit flinch/para glitch!
2) Make sure you apply the updated patch with a CLEAN crystal rom (don't put the patch on legacy)
3) The original Crystal also has versions, and this is tripping people up. Crystal REV 1.0 and 1.1 are two separate versions of the base crystal game. Depending on what version of the game you have, Legacy version 1.1 has versions for you to match Crystal Rev 1.0 and 1.1.
4) You can swap the version 1.1 rom with the 1.0 rom and keep playing the same save file! First, do the patch. Then, simply title the new 1.1 legacy rom the same name as your .sav file and have it replace the 1.0 rom in your Crystal Legacy folder! To reiterate, all you have to do is swap the roms, and your .sav file will keep playing.
5) ALWAYS MAKE A BACKUP .sav FILE IN A SEPARATE SPOT! If you corrupt the .sav file, your run is gone.
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[@smithplayspokemon]

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[@TheJunPiece]

Where do you get the romhack

[@TRVPHAUS]

bro nobody plays raid. cringe

[@cmbaz1140]

Hey smith i have been playing crystal legacy and i like to thank you guys... Playing this romhack gave me the same feeling and excitement as when i played pokemon for the first time... the excitement of disccovering all the stuff in the game brings back many good memories ... as someone who has been constantly dissapointed by the pokemon games after gen 3 this really gave me more enjoyement than i imagined... I just recently discovered this channel randomly because of the shorts...generally i will ignore pokemon content since its mostly about new games and pokemon... I really like the romhack and also decided not to watch your videos until i have completed the game first... I have been taking my time playing the game slowly discovering all the changes and i have just gotten myself the second badge... I only watched 3 videos but it was enough to convince me to try the romhack once i completed the game i will come back to watch the rest of the videos... Again ...thank you for this.

[@PokeShadow77]

good god everyone shut the hell up I bet no one here has even donated a single buck to this guy

[@tomoyukisaito5275]

I know you gotta fund your stuff somehow but I would at least hoped to not see one of the most scummiest mobile games out there giving you paychecks

[@itranscendencei7964]

Misty did have a Horsea super early on in the anime, so giving her Kingdra makes perfect sense. Definitely a cool and fitting way to buff her team.

[@DigiRangerScott]

Tentacool and Tentacruel to The Misty Mermaid. Reappears in subsequent visits

[@sventhemaster1]

I still think this should be her team like in the anime references. Politoed Seaking Starmie Golduck Kingdra Gyaradoss

[@samuelcastillo5246]

​@@sventhemaster1he never said this would be an ",anime references ROM hack" if you want that, either do it yourself or get s different ROM.

[@alexpowell1184]

@@samuelcastillo5246 chill out bro it's not that deep

[@patonosequecosa]

Im glad you actually made gym leaders feel like gym leaders and not just some random npc's

[@hiei49]

Well, tbf a gym leader should be a cakewalk for the champion and thats why only blue is stronger than Lance. But for a gameplay perspective it makes sense they should be at least slightly above Lance to make a Challenge.

[@Jdudec367]

They always feel like gym leaders though

[@CobaltCruiser]

​@@Jdudec367Look me in the eye and tell me Janine felt like a gym leader

[@peskyspider5103]

The only thing I don't like is that Blaine and Blue both have Arcanine as their Ace and as the final two gym leaders this could feel a bit repetitive.

[@rjante2236]

Blue's ace should be either Artucuno or Gyarados.

[@Aerogod223]

Articuno is his ace. Blue being the chad he is throws people off by leading his ace instead of saving it for last.

[@peskyspider5103]

@@Aerogod223 He said that Arcanine is his ace in the video 15:02

[@TheDramolcan]

All of Blue's pokemon is an ace.

[@RealGateGuardian]

His ace should be Blastoise, his canonical starter as red has a Charmander

[@thesadpirateking]

I wiped only twice while playing a normal play through of this game. Lance and Blane. I went in blind on this and the Zapdos got me with Lance. All the one turn solarbeams got me with Blane. Super fun game. Going to do a Nuzlock next. Thank you for fixing one of my favorite games and really making me feel like I was 9 again.

[@massimilianodelrosso5495]

Seeing Surge's Surfing Raichu makes me *really* wish i could teach mine the HM as well in this rom hack. It would be a nice throwback to Stadium imho.

[@smithplayspokemon]

Something we'll probably add down the road!

[@massimilianodelrosso5495]

@@smithplayspokemon That'd be great! Do you plan on adding Kanto TMs as well? There are some gen 1 mons which would enjoy them a lot, like Kabutops with Submission. I feel like they could be an interesting way to fill Kanto with valuable items :D

[@person_guy3505]

​@smithplayspokemon maybe not via hm directly like in later gens, but maybe by a tutor? I think that's how they did it in vc yellow, so it would make sense. Also having tutors for gen 1 tms would make sense as well. I know crystal has a tutoring system from the old man outside the casino, but I don't know of you could expand it this far. I certainly hope so though!

[@massimilianodelrosso5495]

@@person_guy3505 From what i remember, in Yellow the NPC only let you play the minigame if you *already* had a Surfing Pikachu, which was only obtainable through Stadium, while in VC the requirement was unnecessary since you have no way to trade Pikachu with Stadium games, but inside the GBC games there's no way for our beloved mouse to learn the move. That said, having the tutor in the same Fuchsia City house could be interesting, and i also agree with the old TMs even in the form of tutors, to make Kanto more rewarding to esplore.

[@photoo848]

@@smithplayspokemonany chance it can be tutored after completing the pikachu mini-game? Or would hacking that in take it too far from OG Crystal?

[@SonBlackHeart22]

I like how most of these fights focus on the new things gen 2 introduced in comparison to og gen 2 where they can be taken down in seconds.

[@Sorrowisyourdemon]

A fun idea might be adding a tiny bit of dialogue to Surge mentioning the "Storm of war" to tie in with his new rain dance strat. ⛈️

[@Hydraina]

Yes~!!! ⚡⚡⚡

[@FrankiePhoenix]

I appreciate all the extra challenge. After playing through half of Johto so far, I gotta say it feels like the game is actually complete. The fact that we could also catch every Pokemon has had me motivated to actually try catching em all for the first time in nearly 3 decades. The best part is it's in my favorite generation when it comes to sound and graphics.

[@KevVIII]

I know that this was intentional to create a competitive team for Green, but I recall Pokemon Special (manga) paying omage to Green's setup, where it explains that he specifically caught and grinded his Rhydon to pay tribute to the gym which had predominantly ground-type moves. Since then, it stuck with me as my head-canon, and I am sad to see Green no longer owning any Ground types in his gym fights in your rom T^T

[@ivanbluecool]

This was a very fun journey to see this game be made eveh better and balanced Would love someone to do this with soul silver/heart gold to see how abilities and special split change stragety. Plus add final evolutions for the pokemon too

[@gaaabriiieeel]

HG/SS Legacy would unironically be my top pokemon game of all time if it was anything like this. Random idea: They could overhaul the following pokemon system, benefiting the player with happiness stats, and additional usable items outside of costume decorations (apricorns/berries + pick-up type items) idk lol.

[@holschermarc]

Blaine being so strong is actually in line with the Manga Canon were he was not only the Partner of Mewtwo but also a deciding factor in the war against the elite Four. He was the one fighting Lance to a standstill until Giovanni could appear and finish him (we dont really count Yellow here because he literally just toyed around with her). Blaine was an incredibly strong Trainer who had a deep bond with Mewtwo since both share the same DNA and a psychic link throught that. So this is an appropirate Power level for him

[@CractusJohn]

I just realized that, besides poison, rock is good against everything grass is weak to. Like all four of em. I feel like that’s neat and I should have noticed the connection sooner

[@1stCallipostle]

I made that connection about a month ago when they released a Rock/Grass legendary that greatly increases the consistency of Mono Grass

[@gaaabriiieeel]

Crystal legacy is probably the most definitive Gen 2 experience any old-school pokemon fan could hope for I never thought I'd be so invested in a rom-hack but I plan on catching em all fr. Got it loaded on my 3ds!

[@Eric-gp3hi]

How did you get Pokemon Crystal Legacy loaded on your 3DS?

[@chevronm.1019]

also wondering how to play on 3ds lol

[@Dyl_MTG]

PAT you dont have to excuse your ad read. Youre making a cool ROM and that deserves a bag. Maybe one day we'll get the third 3 mil sub special on this channel

[@Count_Vampz]

The only thing I would like to suggest is that I feel Blue should have a kanto starter as his ace. Something like its strong against your own starter. I know it would take more effort to code and maybe even be consistent but i think it would be cool

[@thereaIitsybitsyspider]

Arcanine shouldn't be the ace for both Blaine and Blue. I'd probably just adjust and make Moltres Blaine's. Still feels repetitive though

[@ethan6483]

I always thought it’d be cool to have a set route to follow in gen 2 kanto. Start with surge, then you have to go to pewter via diglett cave, face Brock, work your way down to cinnabar to fight Blaine, go through seafoam islands to fight Janine, follow the east route up to lavender then through rock tunnel to fight Misty, go underground to celadon to fight Erika, then unlock saffron to fight Sabrina, then unlock the blue fight in viridian.

[@Kekistani_Insurgent]

Im so happy to see how far this project has come and how much effort and thought you’ve put into it ❤

[@Prisoner-gk6lr]

Only lament is that Espeon went out of Sabrians Team since that cat has become something of her second signature pokemon next to Alakazam.

[@_aerity_]

Seeing all you videos about Crystal Legacy and playing it makes me wish we had a Crystal Legacy built with HGSS since they also suffer from many of the problems you're fixing

[@yaduvarma9854]

Yeah... Please let me know if there is a good HGSS remake that's true to Johto like this one..

[@agcoluccio]

I used Kingdra in my playthrough, and it was my clear ace from Clare to Red. Had never used it before either and it was a ton of fun! Looking forward to the Kanto rematches

[@ChiNOo2211]

Yo patrick just wanna say thank you from the bottom of my heart been watching you since the bo2 days and im currently playing through legacy and i dont want any spoilers so i havnt been watching your nuzlockes but youre a fuckin legend man this has made me so damn happy and you done gen 2 justice ❤ thank you again and keep it up bro i miss the zombies shit but this is also such a joy to watch and just as good its nice to see you doing something youre really passionate about again long live crystal

[@McPatMan124]

Blue should have one of the eeveelutions instead of Arcanine. Having 2 gym leaders in a row with the same ace is a horrible choice.

[@gabsprado121212]

I finished my final battle with Red last night, and now i come here to thank you for this Romhack. I tried to revisit Pokemon Crystal in the Virtual Console, but didn't bother to finish it as soon as i began the unbalanced gym trio (Chuck, Jasmine and Brycen), i realized it hasn't aged well and decided to keep the memories of how i remembered it was when i was just a kid. A couple years later i ended up on one of your videos and got to know about the rom hack and decided to wait and see what you were cooking. As time passed, more eager to play i became until finally got to play it on my 3DS. Loved every bit of it, my inner child cried of the easily available pokemon, being able to rock Scizor, Primeape and Aerodactyl on my team was a joy, and on my next playthrough i'll definitely be carrying Gengar, Golem, Steelix, Ledian and more with me. The story fixes are also great and felt very official (i have a problem with romhacks because of how fanfiction they fell, i know that's the point, but i want to feel i'm playing the canon version), the level scalling were smooth, albeit a little challenging on some parts (fuck you Misty). The only problem i had with Legacy Crystal was that the Kanto badge counter was kinda off (the first 3 gym leaders i beat were Surge, Sabrina and Misty, but the game registered badges for Surge, Misty and Janine) and the "your mom" joke. But those are mere details that don't deter the masterpiece you created!

[@Eric-gp3hi]

How did you get to play Pokémon Crystal Legacy on the Virtual Console on the 3DS?

[@gabsprado121212]

@@Eric-gp3hi the virtual console version i bought It on the eshop, back in 2019 iirc. But the Crystal Legacy one i just downloaded a GBC rom at Vimm's Lair and used New Super Injector to apply the romhack changes and convert it to a .cia file so i can run It on my 3ds (yes, a modded one)

[@MagusAgrippa8]

I do think it's slightly awkward for the immersion for the Kanto Gym Leaders to just be easily stronger than Lance. That implies that Lance was holding back, or that any of the Kanto leaders could just kick his ass.

[@ms-vq1os]

It actually made sense that the Kanto Gym Leaders were only around the level of the Elite 4. That said, the changes were interesting

[@MagusAgrippa8]

@@ms-vq1os yeah, I have no issues with the gym leaders' respective 'full power' teams to be elite four level. It's just for the Kanto leaders to be stronger than Lance is kinda funny. Lance should be better than every gym leader, Kanto or Johto. But then that leads to Kanto being way underleveled, so maybe it does make sense for them to be a bit stronger, but eh. The changes overall are very neat though.

[@0megaWarrior]

If you think about it, their levels made sense from an in universe standpoint. They're not supposed to be stronger than Lance, they're gym leaders, not the champion of the region. However, from a gameplay standpoint it doesn't make sense since they all essentially come after the "boss." It really ruins the flow.

[@zidaryn]

Looks amazing and terrifying. I'm looking forward to it. My only complaint is that Blue didn't get an Eeveelution. In the anime he has an Eevee with him for a good bit, so I wanted to see that.

[@rocketterrier]

Hearing that Electrode is the fastest Pokemon in Gen 2 threw me for a loop and I had to look it up. Which lead to me looking at the top Pokemon for every stat in Gen 2. Shuckle has the highest defense AND special defense in this generation :3!

[@MaskedPlayer514]

Shuckle has the highest defense and special defense period, mega steelix and aggron tie its defense but those are gone and have way less special defense, eternamax eternatus also has more defense but its not obtainable.

[@rocketterrier]

@@MaskedPlayer514 That's super cool :D I've been a Pokemon fan since 2005 but I've never really payed much attention to stats :'3

[@MaskedPlayer514]

@@rocketterrier Other things you might find cool is that the only stats that have had a new holder for highest stats since gen 3 are the attacks held by both mega mewtwos and if we ignore megas the only stat that has changed highest holder since gen 3 is attack as kartana beats deoxys attack by a whole... 1 point

[@tappwaterstudios429]

Misty should’ve had a Politoed. She had one in the anime and it doesn’t seem like any trainers are using one in your hack

[@ivanbluecool]

Can't wait for the super secret oak ultra challenge after fighting red Joke aside but that would be funny. Yeah the gyn leaders in kanto were ok but should have been stronger as post Champion it should be hard

[@Audon4150]

YES ! Yes to that !

[@ekwfan6]

I had never even attempted to play a rom hack until Crystal Legacy. Thank you very much not only for improving a great game, but opening up the world of rom hacks for me.

[@dyaha5571]

I really like decision to make Surge a rain user, but in battle against my heracross he decided to use thunder, it missed and heracross can one-shoted Surge's whole team with megahorn and cross chop

[@Dorlan2001]

Well he's being called Civilian Surge on Gen 1 for a reason. He has a viable team now but come on, dude's always crap. 😂

[@The_One_In_Black]

Weather is so tied to the Gen 3 legends that it always surprises me to be reminded that it was introduced in Gen 2.

[@TheZackofSpades]

I don’t know how you’d “fix” it lore-wise but man it always bummed me out that poor Blaine lost his home to a volcano😢. He’s so sad and still agrees to battle you but…he’s just an old man all alone. Him having Moltres makes it a little less depressing but…give my man a future😅

[@Aceius]

I really like these changes, kinda reminds me of the design philosophy that Drayano uses in their hacks

[@jonathantonner4263]

8:56 cant believe you added the fairy type (/j)

[@rjd-kh8et]

You should add this to the Fixing Pokémon Crystal Series playlist.

[@nataliecoronado4206]

It feels a little weird that both Blaine and Blue have Arcanine as their ace. While it makes sense Blue has all three of his team balancers from Red and Blue, and it makes sense Blaine keeps his ace from those games as well, the repetition feels a little... lazy? Blaine's team is fine the way it is (tho I'm a little sad he lost his Magcargo), the only thing that would need to change is the order. Swapping Arcanine and Moltres should be simple enough, since it still lets him use his old ace late into the fight.

[@crazykip143]

To follow the other weather teams you’ve set up, Brock feels like a great place to highlight the potential power of Sandstorm

[@TheOneAndOnlyFroBoy]

Feels weird to have two Trainers in a row have Arcanine as their ace, but hey that's just how it is

[@ZachLane89]

Hey Smith. I think there is a massive issue with this hack in Silver’s team. I understand wanting to make him stronger, but removing his Sneasel takes out a super cool piece of environmental story-telling in the Johto games. Silver steals the Sneasel from the NPC that asks you to watch his Shuckle, as he’s fearful Silver will come back to steal that too. I think removing this is against the vision of the hack and borders closer on a difficulty hack, which is not what you intended. Thanks for taking the time to read this! I

[@SpiralDownward]

When you fight him on Victory Road, he mentions having a change of heart in terms of his pokemon. Maybe a middle ground could be having the Sneasel in the fight after he steals it, but not having it in the Victory Road battle, implying he gave it back?

[@ZachLane89]

@@SpiralDownward this isnt really a great explination though when he never uses the sneasel at all in the romhack

[@smithplayspokemon]

Thanks for the feedback!!

[@addambarcelos]

That moment when Janine can actually be a challenge. Hoo boy! Also everyone out there, read description

[@samszotkowski]

1:29 technically ampharos is "featured" in the lighthouse quest for Jasmine in olivine, but I always found it strange you couldn't battle or catch it after curing it. But I guess it makes sense lore wise that you shouldn't remove the beacon from the light house...

[@iSkully99]

I don’t know why people are complaining about the levels of these gym leaders being above lance’s when iirc the mainline pokemon series have instances of this as well. Also really like how most of the kanto gym leaders use more advanced late game strategies now that wouldn’t work as well early game such as weather.

[@SleepySeal121]

Just started the rom hack last night. It’s so good!!!

[@kildawg]

Let's make the cheeky Blue even cheekier by him requiring not only the defeat of the other 7 Kanto leaders but also completing the Johto rematches and the potential Giovanni fight. Then his entire team is level 69 instead of half.

[@555tork]

I remember the first time that I ran into Misty playing Pokemon Gold for the first time and not knowing that Quagsire was immune to electric types, love that as a surprise trick for people back then.

[@hiei49]

I think you should give wobbufeet mean look even tho it doesnt learn it normally. Switch stalling a wobufeet that doesnt trap you is a free way to kill it

[@crashnburn1987]

Well done sir! This is exactly the level of difficulty I wished the original Crystal version had.

[@MicoDossun]

It always bothered me that there was no Ground type representative in the Gen 2 gyms and now you’ve removed Blue’s only Ground type

[@JayThoman]

Misty now has a Quagsire(water/ground). Brock's Graveler and Onix have evolved into Golem(rock/ground) and Steelix(steel/ground) respectively

[@MicoDossun]

@@JayThoman not really what I’m saying. With the way this game works the point is that between Kanto and Johto there’s a specialist for each type except Dark. It’s cool that Blue gets to get a gym leader but I never liked that it came at the cost of replacing Giovanni’s Ground type specialty for a trainer that’s just well rounded

[@JayThoman]

@MicoDossun I apologize. I understand what you mean then. Blue is the successor to Giovanni. That bothered me, too. I don't know why it took so long to have a dark type gym leader. Sorry for the misunderstanding of your comment

[@MicoDossun]

@@JayThoman all good, no anger here. We’re all just here to talk about Pokémon

[@mjc0961]

@@JayThoman The entire Geodude line is rock/ground, and Onix is also rock/ground. Your comment makes absolutely no sense.

[@eduardobranco8349]

Cant thank you enough for this hack. Im a stadium 2 child, so gen 2 is my favorite gen. But I never enjoyed nuzlocking gsc. This hack is awesome

[@RyanNash20]

Pryce 5 was my only gym wipe in johto, but Misty absolutely wiped the floor with me like 5 times before I decided to save her for last before blue. Blaine got my a** first try as well. Really enjoyed Kanto and was surprised by the actual challenge. My team had no electric type and relied on meganium and thunderpunch Zam to cover most water encounters, and Misty just kept overwhelming me. I actually cheesed this fight a little bit (in my eyes anyway) by catching zapdos and bringing it to help me get over the hump.

[@rightasreine]

feels weird having two gyms w arcanine aces, let alone in a row & at the end of the game

[@nstar674]

Had a lot of fun beating this hack, had a final team of Meganium, Scizor, Arcanine, Kingdra, Sneasel, and Aerodactyl. Somehow I lucked into beating Red first try with this team.

[@DarthAnimal]

7:03 Janine is literally the newest gym leader in the indigo league, she should be the 23rd strongest trainer in the game when including rematches

[@PokeDasher2.2]

0:47 Bro knew what he was doing💀

[@ItsFireTiger]

What would've made the weather teams better would be use the Renegade Platinum strat and make it permanent inside the gym so you're not stuck with a turn to set it up. But Erika can keep Sunny Day as a move cause yeah it'd be too easy to sweep her. Also that would all Ninetails to have Extresensory which will allow it to deal with threats such as Machamp or Heracross. And Dragon Breath on Kingdra would help Misty cause she could paralyze your team.

[@gjnmwg1]

Really enjoying this series. Good work with everything. Any thoughts on Surge getting a Jolteon with hidden power ice? Maybe give lantern rain dance and drop electrode for this? Or Brock having Macargo for some fire vs grass types? Steelix makes sense, because he had an onix, but it also looses rock typing, which seemed odd for the rock theming. Steelix is also associated with the steel gym.

[@GhotiBone]

Sabrina's Wobbuffet was an absolute menace.

[@DoesntMatterTheAt]

Wouldnt it be awesome if we could take all these changes and see it played out on pokemon stadium 2? A man can dream

[@RatedRMario21]

Misty's Kingdra is a nice nod to the anime. Giving Brock a Crobat (he had on in the anime) would have been a great counter to a Grass type destroying Omastar/Kabutops. If you wanted to do a nod to the Pokemon Adventures Manga, you could have given Blaine Mewtwo. Blaine contributed some of his DNA to Mewtwo in the manga and the 2 were telepathically linked

[@Submissive-Soul]

you have organized the kanto gyms into the first KANTONIAN EMPIRE

[@primrosevale1995]

My biggest criticism is that, ignoring all your personal changes like base stats and move availability, most of these fights don't feel like Gym fights, even if they are post-game matches. I get the goal here is to make these fights harder, but here they come off as more competitively focused and a number of choices don't really feel that believable for the characters and their place in the game. Here's the changes I'd make for each fight: * _Lt. Surge_ * Electrode♂ Lv. 57 Magneton Lv.57 Ampharos♂ Lv.58 - Thunder - Thunder Wave - Thunder - Reflect - Thunder - Rain Dance - Rain Dance - Explosion - Lock-On - Zap Cannon - Thunder Wave - Iron Tail Electabuzz♂ Lv.58 Raichu♂ Lv.59 - Thunder - Fire Punch - Thunder - Body Slam - Ice Punch - Rock Smash - Rain Dance - Surf My personal suggestion for Lance had his levels between 57 and 61. To make the introduction to Kanto a bit less stressful but still a challenge, I had Surge's levels be about as strong as first few Pokémon, between lvl. 57-59. That, and to make it fair I've made every Gym from this point have five Pokémon, excluding Blue of course. His Electrode is unchanged from the original video, as its a good natural setup for weather and makes sense to see one an in-game team. Since Surge only has five Pokémon, we've cut Lanturn since we're gonna save that for another trainer very soon. Instead, his Magneton is taking over its place, and while it retains Smith's original Thunder and Reflect, it now has the Lock-On and Zap Cannon combo just like the original _GSC_ to utilize behind that screen, and can use Lock-On with Thunder should the rain run out. His Electabuzz just switches out Submission for Smith's updated Rock Smash. His Ampharos and Raichu, like Electrode, are unchanged. While there aren't as many changes to Surge, the ones that are there help to streamline the team more. * _Erika_ * Jumpluff♀ Lv. 59 Parasect♀ Lv.59 Victreebel♀ Lv.60 - Giga Drain - Sleep Powder - Leech Life - Spore - Giga Drain - Sleep Powder - Cotton Spore - Leech Seed - Growth - Giga Drain - Swords Dance - Sludge Bomb Tangela♀ Lv.60 Bellossom♀ Lv.61 - Giga Drain - Sunny Day - SolarBeam - Sunny Day - Stun Spore - SolarBeam - Moonlight - Sleep Powder Since all the Kanto Gyms have only five Pokémon for consistency, we're gonna get rid of Venusaur since, while cool, it doesn't really fit Erika's team from a lore perspective, as she's only used it once, in _Stadium 2._ I get that Tangela isn't the best but it's one of her signature Pokémon so it's staying. And look, I know what you're thinking, WTF are you on about with putting an effin' PARASECT of all things on Erika's team? Well for one, she actually uses one in _Let's Go,_, it has less weaknesses than Exeggutor, resists about as many types, and most of its weaknesses beside Fire aren' that common as STAB type in these games. Plus I believe this is the only way to actually make this Pokmon into somewhat of a threat. Jumpluff is largely the same as before, but instead of Encore, it now has the fitting move Cotton Spore. Yeah Jumpluff doesn't really need to worry about being outsped much, but that move isn't there for Jumpluff. It now gives Parasect more of a chance to make the first move against your attempted sweep, and here's how we make Parasect an actual threat. With that lowered Speed, it can now outspeed and Spore you, and thanks to being so high-leveled, it has two decently powered STABs due to that Leech life buff which are also reliable ways to restore HP, AND a way to boost both of them at once. Wanna switch out? It'll just Spore you again. Finally, even if it doesn't have the best chances, we can finally allow Parasect to shine to at least some degree. Victreebel is identical to the original video, but Tangela now takes Venusaur's role, setting up Sunny Day with SolarBeam as well as recovery in Giga Drain and Stun Spore to again give it a better chance at sticking around. Finally Bellossom replaces Synthesis with Moonlight, which while identical to Synthesis is both humorous and is naturally learned by its prevolutions. Erika is not the most powerful but her focus is on playing the long game, which this team allows her to do quite well. * _Misty_ * Vaporeron♀ Lv. 62 Quagsire♀ Lv.61 Lanturn♀ Lv.61 - Surf - Blizzard - Surf - Earthquake - Surf - Ice Beam - Mist - Shadow Ball - Rain Dance - Ice Beam - Confuse Ray - Thunder Gyarados♀ Lv.62 Starmie Lv.63 - Hydro Pump - DragonBreath - Surf - Psychic - Flamethrower - Surf - Recover - Thunderbolt This one was difficult since there's so many good Waters for Misty to use but I decided to use a much different team compared to Smith. While Misty does have a Horsea in the anime she doesn't really use it, not to mention Kingdra and Lapras both make more sense for Clair to use, so I've dropped them from the team. It also doesn't make much sense to me for Golduck to be here since her Starmie does its job much better, so we're replacing it in the lead slot with Vaporeon (Psyduck makes more sense for her _RBY/FRLG_ fights anyway). Lanturn is also here instead of Surge's since it fits Misty's theme more and synergizes in terms of covering weaknesses with Quagsire. Lastly, since Gyarados is arguably Misty's strongest battler in the anime, we're giving her that as the lead up to her Starmie. Vaporeon is largely the same as the video, just with Blizzard for stronger Ice coverage and Mist over Acid Armor since it lacks any physical weakness and it prevents it being weakened by stat drops. Quagsire has Ice Beam over Amnesia, as a way to handle any Grass-types attempting to take it out. Lanturn allows Misty to take advantage of Quagsire's Rain Dance for powered-up Surfs and accurate Thunders, with Confuse Ray to annoy and Ice Beam for Grasses. Misty's Gyarados is also much different compared to the ones used by Clair and Lance, really utilizing that Water STAB with both Hydro Pump and Surf, DragonBreath to spread paralysis, and Flamethrower for the cool factor and to surprise any Grass-types that stayed in. Starmie is fine as it is to end off the fight, making Misty a lot less straightforward and predictable. * _Janine_ * Arbok♀ Lv. 61 Tentacruel♀ Lv.61 Weezing♀ Lv.62 - Sludge Bomb - Glare - Surf - Sludge Bomb - Sludge Bomb - Smokescreen - Giga Drain - Earthquake - Toxic - Ice Beam - Toxic - Fire Blast Crobat♀ Lv.62 Ariados♀ Lv.63 - Sludge Bomb - Toxic - Leech Life - Spider Web - Confuse Ray - Thief - Toxic - Sludge Bomb With Koga using a lot of the Poison-types in this generation, it's hard to choose a team that sets Janine apart, so I'm trying not to have much overlap between the two. So I decided to use her _B2W2_ Kanto Leaders Tournament team minus Venomoth. Ariados is the main Pokémon the character is associated with and given her newbie status it makes sense to have that be her ace instead. We're keeping the Crobat, Weezing, and Tentacruel, but we're also including Arbok since it does fit the ninja theme with its scaring nature, and to give it a notable trainer. This team shows her lack of experience as a Gym Leader with quote-on-quote 'offbeat' picks while still making her something of a challenge. While Arbok isn't much of a threat with Jessie, Janine can make it work by focusing on its unique strengths. Sludge Bomb is powerful STAB but its signature Glare now gives it an alternate means of spreading status, Giga Drain for recovery, and did you know this thing gets Earthquake? Sure it won't be Nidoqueen but it gives Janine more options. Tentacruel simply gets Ice Beam over Confuse Ray so improve its coverage against Grounds. And funny thing, I already gave Koga a Destiny Bond Weezing, so Janine got something different. Interesting, while similar to Smith's Weezing, Destiny Bond and Amnesia are replaced with Smokescreen and Toxic to make it more of a minor annoyance compared to Koga's, and her Crobat likewise has Thief over Pursuit (since ninjas do steal stuff). Finally, while Ariados isn't the most impressive, we're making do with what we've got, but it still impresses me that they didn't give Jasmine's its signature move Spider Web. So with that buffed Leech Life and Toxic alongside Sludge Bomb, Ariados can actually be a nuisance trapping your Pokémon and try to wittle its health down. This team ultimately shows that while new, Janine does have a lot of potential.

[@primrosevale1995]

* _Sabrina_ * Mr. Mime♀ Lv. 63 Jynx♀ Lv.63 Hypno♀ Lv.64 - Psychic - Encore - Psychic - Ice Beam - Hypnosis - Dream Eater - Reflect - Ice Punch - Lovely Kiss - Nightmare - Disable - DynamicPunch Wobbuffet♀ Lv.64 Alakazam♀ Lv.65 - Counter - Mirror Coat - Psychic - Shadow Ball - Safeguard - Destiny Bond - Recover - Zap Cannon Since Will already uses the Slow twins, I made it so Sabrina uses more underrated Psychics but has unusual strategies to mess with opponents. Mr. Mime's only real change is the use of Reflect over Thunder Wave, in order to give its team some kind of respite against Dark-types. Jynx is a perfect set-up for her as alongside its STABs Psychic she uses Lovely Kiss in combination with Nightmare to sapping health away from opponents. Hypno is the real standout here as while it still uses the Hypnosis/Dream Eater combo, it can shut you down with Disable and hit Dark-types surprisingly hard with DynamicPunch thanks to its decent Attack. Of course Wobbuffet is still the same, but Alakazam goes above ThunderPunch and uses Zap Cannon, giving it the potential to paralyze you and really ruin your day. Overall, Sabrina requires a lot more playing around to succeed, fitting considering how she'll also be the one toying with you. * _Brock_ * Golem♂ Lv. 64 Sudowoodo♂ Lv.64 Aerodactyl♂ Lv.65 - Rock Slide - Earthquake - Rock Slide - Sunny Day - AncientPower - Sky Attack - Protect - Explosion - Curse - Rest - Whirlwind - Fire Blast Tyranitar♂ Lv.65 Onix♂ Lv.66 _(Focus Band) - Rock Slide - Pursuit - Rock Slide - Earthquake - Curse - Sandstorm - Swagger - Fissure Brock is always interesting when it comes to reworks and while Tyranitar in particular is a great addition, I don't understand having Brock use all the Gen 1 fossils since it just piles up on 4x weaknesses. So instead, Brock now has the only Fossil you can get within Pewter itself, Aerodactyl, and as a nod to the anime he also has a Sudowoodo. To only further reference the anime, Brock is now the only trainer in the entire game whose Pokémon have Egg moves, as a reference to his want to become a Pokémon Breeder. Golem doesn't really need Curse to be a powerhouse, so instead it now has Protect so it can at least get a boom off on something. His Sudowoodo can only attack with Rock Slide, but can boost them up with Curse, weaken your Waters with Sunny Day, and heal off any damage you do manage to get, on top of having no exploitable 4x weakness. Aerodactyl is near identical to the video, but has Whirlwind over Earthquake. The only thing worse than an omni-boost Aerodactyl is one that can constantly force out your answers to it. And speaking of switching, Tyranitar now has Pursuit over Crunch and Sandstorm over Thunderbolt. Yeah it doesn't boost Special Defense this generation but it helps to wear down opponents, plus Brock's ace will need all the help it can get. Speaking of which, yes, Brock still has his Onix, Jasmine is the only Steelix user we need here. However, that doesn't mean Onix can't still put in work. With its unique item for the region being the Focus Band, there is now a chance that it srvives despite your strongest hits. Notably, alongside its STABs it now has Swagger as opposed to Curse, as why worry about raising Attack when your Defense is among the highest in the game. More interesting, is that it also has an effin' one-hit-KO move in Fissure, and since you're likely to not be at the same level as Onix, not only is there little chance of the move failing but the lower level you are the more accurate it'll become. Imagine using a Surf on Onix only for it to survive with Focus Band and Fissure you back. Brock has now truly become terrifying within this situation. * _Blaine_ * Rapidash♂ Lv. 67 Magcargo♂ Lv.66 Ninetales♂ Lv.66 - Fire Blast - Sunny Day - Flamethrower - Amnesia - Fire Blast - Confuse Ray - Reflect - SolarBeam - Rest - Sleep Talk - Sunny Day - Shadow Ball Magmar♂ Lv.67 Arcanine♂ Lv.68 - Fire Blast - ThunderPunch - Fire Blast - Crunch - Sunny Day - Psychic - Curse - ExtremeSpeed I'm sorry, but we are not going to have Moltres here. I said it with Lance, it doesn't really feel like a Pokémon game if you seen non-battle facility trainers with legendaries. None of the trainers in Gen II really feel deserving of the legendary birds, and to be honest, it's honestly ok if they aren't in the game. You could even say they flew south to their homes on a series of islands, as a reference to the second Pokémon movie. If you really want them in the game though, there's tons of better options, either simply put the birds back in the same places they were in Gen I, maybe moving Moltres to Cinnabar or to near Mt. Silver, or put them on Red's team ala Greevil and have them stay on Mt. Silver's peak after he's beaten. I really hope I don't need to say all that again. Anyway, even without Moltres, Blaine has some serious options. Rapidash is largely the same but has Reflect over Double-Edge, and the reason is clear: after it goes down, Magcargo comes in. Yeah it has three 3x weaknesses but what is that to a Pokémon under Sun with Reflect set up who just RestTalks and builds up Special Defense with Amnesia while healing while sleeping with Rest (seriously this move is busted), all while dealing decent damage with Flamethrower. It may be odd but it is certainly the underslug here. Moving on, Nintetales and Magmar are largely the same, just with Ninetales having Confuse Ray instead of Magmar over Hypnosis, and Magmar having Sunny Day to extend the sun to Arcanine. Blaine's strategy is basically just Blue's as alongside a powered-up Crunch, ExtremeSpeed gains the benefits of the Attack boost while ignoring the lowered Speed. The Sunny Day from Magmar boosting Fire Blast doesn't hurt either. Overall, Blaine shows even without a legendary he can still give you a hard time. * _Blue_ * Exeggutor♂ Lv. 68 Aerodactyl♂ Lv.68 Alakazam♂ Lv.68 - Giga Drain - Psychic - Rock Slide - Sky Attack - Psychic - Shadow Ball - Sleep Powder - Leech Seed - AncientPower - Hyper Beam - Thunder Wave - Future Sight Arcanine♂ Lv.69 Umbreon♂ Lv.69 Pidgeot♂ Lv.70 - Flamethrower - DragonBreath - Bite - Moonlight - Sky Attack - Mirror Move - Iron Tail - ExtremeSpeed - Reflect - Psychic - Whirlwind - Steel Wing You remember what I just said literally just above this? Yeah...that....here....again...for Articuno. He don't need no competitive bird, ok? Starting to feel like beating a dead Ponyta at this point. Regardless, instead I've given Blue the bird he actually deserves, his classic Pidgeot. Now while his Arcanine, Alakazam, and Exeggutor are all staying, his Machamp is replaced with an Aerodactyl actually using the Rock STAB of Rhydon without the crippling weakness, and his Gyarados is replaced with a Pokémon his anime counterpart is well known for: Umbreon, giving him a defensive Pokémon that also happens to reference Red's Espeon. I've also chosen not to run Gyarados since, come on, we all know his starter was Blastoise (he just never uses it in Gym battles). I was considering including an Electabuzz to foreshadow Electivire, but that's probably going too far. Exeggutor is the same as the original, it just functions well as lead for Blue's team. Blue's Aerodactyl may share two moves with Brock's, but Blue isn't playing around, adding Rock Slide and Hyper Beam for pure power. Similarly, Alakazam is similar to Sabrina's but has Thunder Wave over Recover for speed control and Smith's ultra buffed Future Sight for further Psychic damage. Arcanine, compared to Blaine's is all about coverage, with DragonBreath and Iron Tail to cover anything Flamethrower and ExtremeSpeed can't. Actually, now that I think about, what a coincidence it is that Blue has the aces of the 5th, 6th, and 7th Gym leaders. His new Umbreon is a true wall to overcome, with Bites to flinch, Reflect and Psychic to deal with any Fighting-types, and Moonlight to gain HP. Good luck getting through this one quickly. And lastly, Blue's Pidgeot makes for a proud finish with Smith's improved Sky Attack, Mirror Move to use any attack you use against it, Whirlwind to constantly force out your answers, and Steel Wing to handle most that stay in. And there you have it, a fitting end to your Kanto journey with the power of a team that is only eclipsed by two others, being the rivals to you, and to Blue himself. If you made it this far, thank you so much for listening to my incessant ramblings regarding a 20+ year old game.

[@SKysofRain]

It made perfect sense that the levels were lower they should have maintained the older level caps from the old games to make better sense. They are gym leaders there to test trainers strengths. So either regionally they are there to test the level they preceive a trainer should be at, at that ln the journey Or they could be more dynamic like they showed Brock have the potential for the the Pokémon generations shorts (I believe it was) where they would choose their Pokémon based on the badges and communicated strengths of the player to be an appropriate level challenge. The first option can be interesting if the trainer is forced to basically start over with gen 1 starter of some kind potentially requiring a level cap check at gyms of sorts and play through that region but would basically be an odd stale remake of gen 1 with little to offer right after you just beat a whole region The second one has been a gripe for years that people wish they would implement and isn't something you'd be interested in doing as it deviates far to much for your goal.

[@BrinkofMattness]

Would we be looking at Kanto and Johto leaders rematches too is that a possibility? Just food for thought because this is awesome.

[@nicolocarimati7709]

It would be cool if you could battle against Lorelei and Agatha, maybe hidden somewhere in Kanto, and when defeated give you some rare item or TM

[@GFCOLCQuote]

Fun Fact: Sabrina was the only L I ever took in this game. When I took it, I tipped my hat and then fought my way forward through trainer battles using ONLY my Misdrevous (Kiki) and when I came back I revenge Shadow-Ball swept her under the fucking rug. That fight was rough, and though she humbled my ass I put my foot down and humbled her right back. Her Wobbufett was the biggest menace I ever had to deal with throughout the entirety of this Rom Hack.

[@armorbearer9702]

Great video! I have a gameplan that can potentially make Brock a bigger headache for players Brock should lead with either Omastar or Kabutops. They each have one move swapped for Icy Wind. If they cannot KO the enemy Pokemon, they can use Icy Wind to slow the opponent Pokemon. Golem comes in and explodes on the opponent. This will likely kill the main special attack counter on the player team. Aerodactyl bursts in and applies intense offensive pressure. Hopefully, Aerodactyl does enough damage to score a KO or two before going down. Next, Omastar or Kabutops comes and uses Icy Wind again. When they are KO'd, Tyranitar comes in. Tyranitar drops either Cruch or Thunderbolt for Headbutt. Tyranitar takes advantage of the lower opponent speed to land Headbutt or Rock Slide before the player attacks. Hopefully, Tyranitar can get a few flinches in so that he can power up using Curse or simply flinch the opponent into submission. Finally, the mighty Steelix come in. Steelix swaps out Rock Slide for Swagger. I know this is risky, but the reward is worth it. Special attackers are hurt by the increase in attack because the damage from attacking itself will increase. Strong physical attackers can potentially do severe damage to themselves. If they do manage to land an attack, Steelix has enough defense to survive the hit. Hopefully, the confusion buys enough time for Steelix to curse up and mop up the remaining Pokémon on the player's team.

[@CractusJohn]

I love how much you love Blaine’s team. That being said, three of his pokemon have fire blast, sunny day, and solar beam. Maybe it works better in combat? But also why do none have flamethrower or something?

[@massimilianodelrosso5495]

Fire Blast is stronger and not too unreliable at 85% accuracy, so i guess he just went for power, especially given the 5 PP boost all the 120 BP moves received. As for Solar Beam, Grass beats Ground, Rock, and Water, so it's one the best complements for a Fire mon under sun.

[@Cr3zant]

He's running a sun team pre-drought and abilities, he needs multiple sunny days to maintain the weather for consistency, solar beam is objectively the best coverage move for a fire based team in a sun team, and fire blast is just better than flamethrower for any mon that can learn both.

[@CractusJohn]

yeah fair enough

[@massimilianodelrosso5495]

@@Cr3zant This makes me think that a couple of interesting items Smith could add in future version to make some strategies more viable without changing Crystal at its core could probably be the Heat and Damp rocks.

[@neilsacatropezsaura2320]

Gyarados is a better fit for misty since she actually has one in the anime she even mega evolved it also blue probably should have Blastoise as his ace instead

[@TaMightyM00se]

Man at this point I want to see you make a game that takes you to Kanto, Johto and Hoen and collect all the badges. Nintendo has been lacking for to long on this.

[@zentorgamer]

Tyranitar and Arcanine with curse. By god, YOU ARE A MONSTER. I like it :)

[@BluemoonLacrymosa]

I definitely like these buffs. It always was a let down that the Kanto leaders were under leveled and barely a challenge to the battles before them.

[@michaelsamuelson2025]

I would have adjusted Blaine to have a Magcargo instead of ninetails. Since no other person showcases it and it is a new addition from johto.

[@reillywalker195]

The problem with Magcargo apart from it being very slow is that it's also very weak to Water and Ground. Magcargo would better serve the various firebreathers in Johto and Kanto than it would Blaine.

[@ethennicholson5073]

Just finished the Post Game. As my first experience with Crystal, I rather enjoyed it. My team ended up being Feraligatr. Aerodactyl, Tyranitar, Ampharos, Scizor, and Hitmontop

[@jimmyrussel278]

Man pour one out for the dugtrio in this video 😂

[@Raylightsen]

I don't remember well, if kanto gyms have jhoto pokemons but if no, then is wrong to give them jhoto pokemons. Looks wrong.

[@SkylerLinux]

Lance's lead Electrode will know "Rain bounce"

[@XyrnaTheTrainer]

A much needed fix to these gym leaders. THANK YOU 🙌

[@FUNFLL]

Nothing to do with the video, but yesterday i was casually nuzlocking Legacy Crystal and Bugsy's scyther decided end my run with 4 crit fury cutter PD: top rom hack bro, thanks for this gem ❤

[@TylerDean1379]

Can you pleasseeeeeee add a fight with professor Oak like intended in Gen 1? Maybe even make one for Elm too! How amazing would that be? I'm also still rooting for the building in Vermilion city to be completed in this hack to make it feel like Gen 2 in Kanto! It's about time that old man and his Machop finish that building!

[@c.2518]

Bring back blue’s pigeot. That was his ace

[@VerryLongName]

Would you consider adding hidden power to some boss trainers’ Pokémon or do you think that would make the game more difficult than you’d like?

[@1stCallipostle]

I feel like HP isn't supposed to be something you choose/predict in universe A bunch of them just happening to have the right HP type for their purposes imo would feel cheap as hell

[@SquirrelGamingProductions]

Wait, Amphy wasn't on Jasmine's team?

[@Vulcanfaux]

The end game we always wanted. Or atleast that I always wanted.

[@Aerogod223]

Goated video as always.

[@gadielinutil]

Honesty, I'm trying to get the living dex on the rom hack, and I descovered that the pokédex is just broken, when you first catch a pokémon, it will only show the second page of the dex entry, and when you open the pokédex, and select a pokémon, it will only show the first page of the dex entry, no matter what. If it only happened to me, that means I'm unlucky.

[@genevievemeuniere4047]

Suuper happy with these updates! Good work!

[@rjd-kh8et]

Why isn't this in the "Fixing Pokémon Crystal Series" playlist?

[@poryginal]

Grats on the Raid sponsor. I know they pay pretty well 👍 Thanks for the cool rom hack

[@INMGrunge]

I would love to see if you gave the same treatment to Pokemon Emerald next! Even tho it's different and more balanced, there are still things that could be improved, and changed to give it a reason to be replayed!

[@penpal222]

I mean come on! Misty had a horsea in the anime! Of course she's gotta have a kingdra!

[@janstar8064]

Nice. Just to clarify. You did change Thunders accuracy in the rain. That was a change made in Gen 4, that's why I'm a bit confused

[@Thori45]

Was really waiting for this vid

[@jackashmore]

Just finished up the Kanto gyms only using kanto Pokémon and my starter…Sabrina was by far the most difficult

[@HarmonicDX]

Can we get the chance to rebattle them? I guess that would mean Blaine & Blue would need another addition to their teams for the rebattle but

[@HarmonicDX]

Blue would find it easy to replace Articuno though, as he could just bring his Pidgeot or Rhydon back.

[@mafiaseargent]

I'm enjoying this game! The difficulty is great for me because I'm a habitual over leveler and still play like I'm 12. (The only useful moves are strong attack moves) Whitney slapped me and I'm only just now getting to jasmine for badge 6 but gens 1 2 and 3 are the only ones I played as a kid or care about. Gens 1 and 2 are far more dear to me than 3 and beyond so as such those are the only pokemon I like and this makes them all useful in some capacity. Right now my team is houndoom named cerberous, haunter named spectre, kadabra named zatana (it's female. When male I go with magic man), bayleef named littlefoot, pupitar named sharptooth, and dragonair named vali after the white dragon emperor. Iykyk

[@lipika2841]

Taking notes from the anime & side games (Stadium 1 & 2) while teambuilding for any of the Kanto/Jotho gym leaders would be the right call. With Blaine replacing 1 of its pure Fire-type for a Rhydon & it makes sense if u take a look at its dex entries which states that it's able to live in molten lava thanks to its rugged hide protecting it from the heat. Sure, it adds even more of a weakness to Water as well as Solar Beam, but the Sun does cut their power in half & rest of the team resist Grass. Nidoking/Queen that Gary had could be an alternative & would parallel well to Giovanni, who used to be the final Kanto leader.

[@Harambemojo]

I wonder how fixing Kanto in gen 2 is gonna go with leveling up the awful encounters you find in base crystal Kanto